ORIGINAL SÁMI HANDICRAFTS
I am Tea Titola, designer and maker of original sámi handicrafts
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Here you see some handicrafts that I have made.
Reindeer leather bracelet, decorated with skolt sámi beadwork.
Beadwork is special decoration style of skolt (eastern) sámi people
BELTS
Traditional reindeer leather is made at home. Colour and natural preservative comes from bark of willow.
The idea of this bag is the contrast of dark and white reindeer fur
Materials come from nature: reindeer and fish leather.
Salmon leather products decorated with backbone “beads” of whitefish
REINDEER BOOTS
Only the best material is good enough for reindeer boots
All four legs of reindeer are needed to make a pair of boots
JIEKIÖ is a special tool for scraping leather
Using the ”jiekiö”
After the scraping, cutting the pieces, sewing them together and decorating, the boots (shoes) are ready.
Reindeer boots (shoes) are very warm in winter
NECKLESSES
SÁMI BANDS, this time as key holders
Caps of skolt sámi ladies show their marital status
Wife´s cap is decorated with lots of beads
By purchasing original sámi handicrafts, you support the continuity of rich sámi culture and tradition.
Tea Titola Lappi Handicraft Shop (Apartment Hotel Lapin Kutsu) Kelotie 1, SAARISELKÄ Tel Fax